How do the ghouls act when they’re embarrassed?
Ooooh, thanks for this, anon! I’ll stick to Era 4 ghouls since that’s who I’m most familiar with :3
Aether: He pretty much freezes in place as the shock of whatever happened hits him hard, as if any sudden movement will only make it worse. His eyes go big and he blushes immediately.
If it’s someone else’s fault: (*cough*DEW*cough*) He’ll quickly shift to such a guilt-inducing look of “HOW COULD YOU??” betrayal that his assailant immediately apologizes. (Except Dewdrop. He regrets nothing.)
If it’s his own fault: He eventually takes a deep breath and rolls his shoulders, realizing it’s nothing to get worked up about. He’s a pretty resilient ghoul who takes it all in stride.
Cirrus: She’s a face coverer to the max. Her face gets all flushed and she hates for anyone to see it, she might even run and hide until she’s able to calm down.
If it’s someone else’s fault: Best believe that they’re going to get an EARFUL and likely a vice-like grip on their ear as she warns them against any such behavior moving forward.
If it’s her own fault: She hopes everyone will forget about it quickly, and tries to change the subject or direct everyone’s attention to something else so they can all move on as soon as possible.
Cumulus: Lots of nervous laughter with this one. Uncontrollable, high-pitched, no-matter-how-inappropriate laughter. She has to clamp her hands over her mouth in order to get her laughter to stop.
If it’s someone else’s fault: Her laughter is so infectious that the two of them devolve into one of those giggle fits that leave them breathless and crying, and when they try to explain it to someone else they just start laughing all over again.
If it’s her own fault: She’s a good sport about it, and has no problem making self-deprecating jokes about it for the next few days.
Dewdrop: He REALLY hates feeling embarrassed. As with most emotions he’d rather not feel, he chooses to be angry about it instead, and likely storms off in a huff before anyone can see him get all flustered.
If it’s someone else’s fault: They better watch out. Seriously. Dewdrop’s revenge is nothing to be trifled with.
If it’s his own fault: It never happened. He’ll deny it to the bitter end. If someone has evidence that says otherwise, he’ll destroy it by any means possible.
Mountain: His posture just deflates, like a balloon that’s lost all its air. His shoulders hunch and he looks down at his feet, more disappointed than anything else.
If it’s someone else’s fault: He’s no doormat, but doesn’t see the point in retaliating. He’d rather take the high road and not give the other person the satisfaction of seeing him get upset about it.
If it’s his own fault: He’ll be up all night thinking about it, going over the scenario over and over again in his head. He doesn’t forget things easily, and he’ll do his best to avoid doing it ever again.
Multi: Similar to Cumulus, he’s quick to laugh about it. He tries to keep his cool though and smooths back his hair or makes a dismissive gesture like it’s no big deal.
If it’s someone else’s fault: They may or may not be subjected to tickle torture as punishment. Depends on his mood. If he’s feeling more forgiving, he might just ham up how mean they were to him for the next century or so.
If it’s his own fault: Tries to play it off like he totally meant to do that, he wanted to see how everyone would react, okay? He’s just here to entertain >____> (nobody buys it)
Rain: Fist-clenching, brow-furrowing, teary-eyed frustration. He’s generally pretty easy-going, but when he gets embarrassed it’s utterly heartbreaking. He just wants to do a good job all the time!
If it’s someone else’s fault: He’ll use his tears to his advantage (yes he is capable of emotional manipulation, but don’t tell anyone). He’ll amp up the crying until the offender feels so bad they can’t help but hold him close and apologize profusely until he stops.
If it’s his own fault: Still plenty of crying, honestly. It’ll take him some time to recover, and he’ll be beating himself up about it for weeks.
WHEW I might have gotten a little carried away on this one…. But I thought it was interesting to distinguish between who was at fault for each. Hope it’s not too long and wordy 😅 lol Thanks again anon! 🖤🖤🖤
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